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Man accused of poisoning wife with eye drops

A Wisconsin man is charged with using the eye drops to poison his wife

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Updated: 9:29 AM EDT Mar 17, 2017

Man accused of poisoning wife with eye drops

A Wisconsin man is charged with using the eye drops to poison his wife

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Updated: 9:29 AM EDT Mar 17, 2017

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WEBVTT REPORTS, IT MADE HER VERY SICK.>> INSIDE A BURLINGTON HOME,PROSECUTORS SAY A DOMESTICVIOLENCE CASE TOOK A STRANGETWIST.45-YEAR-OLD DARIN TIEDT ISACCUSED OF USING VISINE EYEDROPS TO SPIKE HIS WIFE'S SODA, PERHAPS FOR WEEKS BEFORE SHECAUGHT HIM DOING IT SUNDAY.ADDED TO THE SODA, IT CERTAINLYCAN'T BE SEEN.IT CAN'T BE SMELLED EITHER, BUTA WOMAN SAID SHE STARTED NOTICNOTICING HER HEALTH THE CLIMBINDECLINING AT THE SAME TIME SHEWANTED A DIVORCE.THE WISCONSIN POISON CENTER'SDR. STEPHANIE SCHROTER ATCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAYS THEACTIVE INGREDIENTTETRAHYDROZOLINE IS NOT MEANT TOBE SWALLOWED AND IT CAN AFFECTPEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.POSSIBLY EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS CANCAUSE ILLNESS OR SERIOUSBREATHING AND BLOOD PRESSURECOMPLICATIONS.>> THAT IS REALLY UNKNOWN, HOWMUCH.POTENTIALLY A SMALL AMOUNT COULDAFFECT SOMEONE, AND IT DEPENDSON HOW BIG THE PERSON IS.>> TIEDT WAS ARRESTED AND ISCHARGED WITH A RARELY USEDSTATUTE, PLACING FOREIGN OBJECTSIN EDIBLES, WHICH IS A FELONY.TIEDT IS NOT IN JAIL, HE'S OUTON BAIL.WE'VE LEARNED HIS WIFE HAS ARESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIMNOW.HE COULD FACE NEARLY 10 YEARS IFCONVICTED ON ALL CHARGES.KATH VISINE, WHO KNEW?DOES IT HAVE A WARNING ON ITSPRODUCT?>> IT DOES.

Man accused of poisoning wife with eye drops

A Wisconsin man is charged with using the eye drops to poison his wife

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Updated: 9:29 AM EDT Mar 17, 2017

A Racine County man is charged with using the eye drops to poison his wife. Prosecutors say he put them in her soda.